The authors illustrate and explain how green labels and other eco standards are created and negotiated within a broad continuum between science and politics by addressing political regulatory . Eco standards product labelling and green consumerism magnus bostrom mikael klintman series consumption and public life magnus bostrom is associate professor in sociology and environmental. Eco standards product labelling and green consumerism authors view affiliations magnus bostrom mikael klintman book 73 citations 28k downloads part of the consumption and public life book series cuco log in to check access buy ebook usd 5999 . Eco standards product labelling and green consumerism bostrom magnus and klintman mikael lu mark abstract this book provides the reader with a broad policy analysis of a main set of tools aimed at realising an increasingly appreciated aspect of late modern democracy green political consumerism. For instance they indicate that it is taken for granted that buying green labelled products is the way to become an eco friendly consumer rather than a focus on the reduction of consumption p35 which would have more of a positive impact on the environment in the chapter on policy contexts and labelling bostrom and klintman write a thought provoking discussion on organisational landscapes and the adoption of labels in relation to the strength of a countrys civil society p103 the